Hi, I was just wondering kung ano yung taste ninyo when it comes to movies. I mean, how similar or different are violinists in this aspect. I used to be very interested in movies, hehe. I actually joined a short film festival and had a PA stint with Brillante Mendoza for his movie Serbis. Tapos ewan, ginive up ko na lang in spite of opportunities opened to me for scriptwriting, cinematography, invitations to other short film fests, and another PA job with Mr. Mendoza for the movie Kinatay.

Counted lahat, feature films, foreign, local, art, indie, animated, short, documentaries, etc. Let me start with my own. At nalito na raw ako kung anong order yung sa akin, haha.

1. Mysterious Skin - an adaptation of the novel with the same title, it is a film about child abuse. But ultimately, it is a film about remembering and forgetting.
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - it's a science fiction about erasing memories. The editing and cinematography is excellent, and it has Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey, who is not playing a comedy role, pero medyo funny pa rin siya minsan.
3. Elephant - a nearly impossible film to make given that the actors are only first time actors. Very minimal ang cuts. It was my inspiration for my one and only short film. It is about school violence. It has a scene where one of the main cast plays Fur Elise.
4. Insiang - I only watched this once on cable TV, but I fell in love with the story. It's about a girl from the slums who was raped by her mom's lover and who plotted her revenge against him. Indeed, ganito dapat ang mga pelikulang Pilipino.
5. Hello, Thanks - a short film about words and self-advertisement. This is the short film of my life, haha.
6. Dancer in the Dark - Bjork plays the role of a musically inclined blinding woman who is saving money for her son's operation and ends up being sentenced to death by hanging.
7. A Land Before Time- one reason: If We Hold On Together. Aww.
8. Being John Malkovich - science fiction. It entertains the idea of getting inside the head of a person and seeing through his eyes. It just bothers me, like what if someone is really inside my head. But I like it.
9. The Piano - about a mute pianist who agrees to have her piano back from a neighbor by granting him sexual favors. The number of sexual favors equals the number of black keys on the piano.
10. Frailty - suspense/thriller about a man who believes that he is being given instructions from God to kill criminals. He uses an axe to do so. Medyo disturbing din.

Honorable Mention: Serbis (since PA at extra ako dito, haha) and The Red Violin (para lang swak sa banga since nasa PV tayo).

Hay ang dami ko pang naiisip ngayon, pero since ito yung mga naisip ko agad, well, sila na ang Top 10 ko. How about yours? :)

1. Amadeus (Director's Cut) - ang evil ni Salieri eh .... bwahahahaha... (pero historical fiction sya)... and it's unfair for him to be demonized like that in the film ... >:)))
2. 7 Samurai (七人の侍) - Akira Kurosawa !!!
3. Wit - Death explored by the Character with Reference to Donne's poems...
4. Sense and Sensibility - i adore the nosy Mrs. Jennings... :D
5. Pride & Prejudice - without prejudice sa deviation nya sa book ... ^_^
6. Distubria - kapag gustu ko magulantang
7. Tous les Matins du Monde - kasi ang strict ng charcter ni Monsieur de St. Colombe (historical fiction ulet)
8. Sneakers - based sa mga real life hackers, at mandarambong... ^_^
9. Stage Beauty - historical fiction ... prohibition of women on theater stage in Restoration England (pati sa Japan din)
10. Master and Commander - kasi gustu ko ng guerra ...old school na guerra na tipong de cañon at hindi automatic ang weapons ... strictly following the articles of war... at harapan ang barilan !!! >:)))

...daya >>> (Gone with the Wind, Stand by me, Billy Elliot, An Ideal Husband, Apocalypto, Pretty Woman, You've Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Le Roy Danse, Immortal Beloved, Dracula Dead and Loving It, Fantasia (1941), Finding Nemo, Bambi, et al. Disney Films, Ace Ventura, The Shawshank Redemption, Under the Tuscan Sun, Dangerous Liaisons, Yamakasi, Le Pacte des Loups, L'Auberge Espagnol, The Red Violin, Sally Potter'sThe Tango Lesson, A.I., My Fair Lady, Center Stage, Films with Julie Andrews, Hellzapoppin, A Day at the Races, Coming to America, The Secret of Santa Vittoria, The Affair of the Necklace, Patriot, Marie Antoinette, Le Divorce, Harry Potter 3 ) ........


@angus
wow ...

"ginive up ko na lang in spite of opportunities opened to me for scriptwriting, cinematography, invitations to other short film fests, and another PA job"

....sayang naman .... i think kaya mo naman ... @_@

Medyo eclectic ang taste ko sa movies.... pero pag naaliw aq kinokolekta ko

:::::::::::: i think mahilig ka sa hindi mainstream, non-commercial americanized films !!! nice .... ^_^

@Ron
I totally forgot A.I.! How could I? Palitan na ang number 10 ko. And someone is watching Jane Austen! Pride and Prejudice is in my reading backlog.

My friend is looking for a copy of Amadeus so that I could watch it. And yep, I prefer those films. Those films that require you to sit, think, absorb, and theorize. I have watched a lot of non-commercial films (medyo commercial na nga ang list ko eh), pero most of them are porn attempting to be art films.

Why I gave up? All the opportunities required me to relocate to Pampanga or Manila, and it was that time when I fell in love with Baguio City. It could have turned my life around, at baka hindi ko na pinursue ang violin kung sakali. Plus, the competition is tough. Maraming magaling. It's hard to be original these days. Really hard. I have seen how Mr. Mendoza works. Hindi siya makausap, at parang aligaga siya, haha. Film making is like being drugged and forced to finish a thesis for two nights. At medyo boring din ang pagiging PA. Boring na sobrang nakakapagod. I don't know how it is with commercial films, pero so far ganun sa mga indie films.

Agree much !!! Masarap mapaisip at magisip habang nanonood !!! ... naiirita aq s mga films na masyado na formulaic ... although may mga gustu ako na may pagka predictable. at least my times na mashashock ka or mapapaisip dba ??? Hehehehe

naaliw ako dun sa interview with C. Pekache (di ko sure spelling), ung indie film nya na ang shots nya ay either nakatalikod or side view... never a frontal shot... hahahahaha.... para saken maganda nga na "low budget" ang indie films kasi hindi dadaanin sa empty rhetoric at pyrotechnics yung audience... at dun mu makikit yung tunay na galing ng mga film makers sa pag utilize ng mga available super limited resources to their best effect.. ^_^

kapag super limited ng resources mo tapos nakagawa ka ng something worth while... it will be revered for ever ...

@Ron
I was thinking Pikachu. Maybe you mean Cherry Pie Picache. Supposedly, siya dapat ang sa Serbis, kaso conflict sa schedule daw. Probably she was talking about Foster Child. Naku, 15+ minutes kaya yung isang shot ni Eugene Domingo dun na paliguy-ligoy sa squatter, nakatalikod lang, tapos walang cut.

Paano kaya kung low-budget na nga tapos low pa ang quality? Patay na tayo dyan. Kaya siguro superior mga indie films kasi they have to make up for something that they lack.

Asar nga ako kapag nanonood sa mga sinehan, kasi kung anu-anong comments ang naririnig ko. Masakit sa tenga. I'm not trying to appear superior here, pero sana they keep their thoughts to themselves na lang? Recently, I watched The Social Network, tapos may narinig ako, "Hmp, hindi man pinakita yung applications." Muntikan na akong mahulog sa upuan ko.

korek .... magcocompensate sila automatically .... yun nga ang nakakaaliw dun eh ... effective maski paintbrush lang at ilang tubes ng paint ang gamit ... basta alam kung pano gamitin ung paint to the fullest effect...

yung clarinet nung time ni mozart super "primitive form" pa pero nagawa nyang pakantahin ....

Gusto ko din ung The Piano. whuuu

@shake
give us your top 10 !!! .... :D

Ang hirap ng tanong teka isipin ko ng mabuti.. hehe..
andami din akong gusto eh. Minsan un mga gusto ko parang wala man kwenta. lol xD



1. The Secret Garden 1993 May isang girl na naulila at napunta sa pangangalaga ng kamaganak. Boring daw ung movie sabi ng mga friends ko. pero mula pa nung bata ako eto na ung gusto ko. ewan ko kung bkit.
2. 50 First Dates Si Drew Barrymore at Adam Sandler. ganda ng story. babaero si Adam Sandler, pero nainlove kay Drew na may brain damage. Every night na matutulog cia nakakalimutan niya ung nangyari that day at ngrereset ang pagiisip. :)

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1. Together "He ni zai i qi" - OMG. napakaganda neto super, nagpakadesperate pa nga ako just to get a copy, good thing may nhanap ako sa net and heck super tago O_O only problem ko lng dto, medyo bitin sya hahaha :)))))

2. the Harry Potters - I like magical movies eh :))

3. The Sound of Music - it was great haha tsaka it brings back memories of my grandparents. :D

4. Despicable Me - nakakarelate kasi ako hahaha :)

5. Red Violin - grabe rin to, kakaiba. pero super nagandahan ako haha ewan, i like the fact na na foretell ni Cesca ung future ni Anna, na ndi accurate para sa kanya pero para sa Violin hahaha. :D

6. Who Am I (Jackie Chan) - hahaha not sure, pero loved this, too bad sa kakaulit ko nasira sya. (VHS kasi haha by mistake mali ata pag pasok ko, nagsitalsikan ung parang film na ewan sa loob huhu) =)))

7. Matilda - anggaling kasi, sa sobrang talino nya, capable sya of telekinesis! imbang bata!! naiinggit ako haha

8. Toy Story series - haha kasi eto ung bonding moment namin ni mama nung bata pa ako, bago sya bumalik sa japan dati. so naalala ko un kapag nakikita ko ung title na to.

9. WALL-E - interesting sya, ung fact na after 700 yrs un ang nangyari sa earth OMG parang reminder sya na we should take care of the environment kasi un lng ang naiisang planet natin haha tsaka ayaw ko tumira sa space nu! boneloss!! antaba ko na nga tapos boneloss pa!? ano na mangyari sakin nun?? GIANT MEATBALL NA!?

10. ANIME! - okay so ung genre hahahaha madami kasi eh, kea ginawa ko nilagay ko nalang ung genre! =))

wooo natapos din ang top 10!! <3

Nothing sophisticated for me:) I'm a sucker for happy endings.
1. Ocean's 11 - Heist! Heist!
2. Italian Job - More Heist!
3. Little Miss Sunshine
4. The Whole Star Wars Franchise -
5. 500 Days of Summer - Doe-eyed Zooey Deschanel. sigh.
6. Knight's Tale - Silly and over-the-top but Ledger's talent still shines.
7. V for Vendetta
8. Matrix - The first one, never mind the last two
9. Braveheart - The Blood. The Gore. Vengeance has never been sweeter.
10. Silence of the Lambs - Anthony Hopkins managed to make all the antagonists in the whole filmdom look like a bunch of sissies.

haha... I like cartoons and family thingy kasi. Kaya eto ang TOP 10 ko.


1. Mulan 1 & 2 - I see myself kay Mulan. I can defy the rules for the sake of love. naks! :) hehe... at iniyakan ko rin ito.
2. Polar Express - yupp. I know. super pambata, pero I learned a lot of things here. basta marami. I think I have a blog about polar express.
3. Toy Story 1, 2 and 3 - I remember all my toys when I was a little kid. Although hindi kasing dami ng katulad kay Andi, pero I usually talk and play with them. haha. Ginagawa ko ngang students ko dati yung mga toys ko. hehe..
4. How to train a dragon - ang cute ni toothless. kamukha lang ni Stitch. Pero I learned a lot of lesson here. :)
5. Avatar - na-inlove ako sa setting. Ganda ng view. At na-amaze ako sa usb nila sa buhok. hehe...
6. Chronicles of Narnia (Lahat ng movies na ilalabas nito) - I'm a major fan of C.S. Lewis' books. Ang saya basahin ng Narnia and I loved the 2 movies na napalabas. Although yung Caspian parang ewan lang yung ginawa nilang love story between Caspian and Susan. Pero overall, maganda pa rin for me. I can't wait for Voyage of the dawn treader. :)
7. My Sassy Girl - again. I see myself dun sa girl. hehe. :) hindi pa naman ako namatayan ng boyfriend, pero halos magkaugali kami. haha. :) Maybe that's why I love this movie. hehe...
8. Le Grand Chef 1 & 2 - korean movie din yan. Ganda ng story and cinematography. :) I won't spoil if you want to watch. hehe... :D
9. Finding Nemo - haha. naalala ko rin ang sarili ko sa isdang si nemo. hehe.. :) parang ewan lang. haha...
10. Immortal Beloved - lalo kong naintindihan si Beethoven. :) Sana gawan din ng movie si Bach para lalo ko rin syang maintindihan. haha... Actually, I always read the composer's life sa mga books sa school. Pero when I get to see it on screen, mas iba yung effect.


ayan. :) marami pa eh pero yan lang 10 favorites ko.

Ang hirap ng tanong teka isipin ko ng mabuti.. hehe..
andami din akong gusto eh. Minsan un mga gusto ko parang wala man kwenta. lol xD



1. The Secret Garden (1993) May isang girl na naulila at napunta sa pangangalaga ng kamaganak. Boring daw ung movie sabi ng mga friends ko. pero mula pa nung bata ako eto na ung gusto ko. ewan ko kung bkit.

2. 50 First Dates Si Drew Barrymore at Adam Sandler. ganda ng story. babaero si Adam Sandler, pero nainlove kay Drew na may brain damage. Every night na matutulog cia nakakalimutan niya ung nangyari that day at ngrereset ang pagiisip. :)

3. Inkheart nagutuhan ko toh dahil sa nabasa ko na ung book bago pa cia maging movie. kaso tlgang nakakainis sa movie hindi lahat nilalagay ang nsa book. tsssss. Or basta ung mga gawa ni Funke. :)

4. Chronicles of Narnia lahat din un. haha.. nabasa ko na lahat ng book. gusto ko madisappoint sa mga movie magagawa dahil sa kulang sigurado. hihi xD

5. Charlie and Chocolate Factory I love Chocolate. hahaha.. From the books of ROALD DAHL. Galing, ang likot ng isipan ni Roald, i li li li li like it! xD

6. Matilda galing din sa book ni Roald Dahl. haha.. ganda din ang pagkagawa ng movie. :) Si Matilda anak ng mga manlolokong tao. matalino si Matilda at hindi naniniwala dun ang mga magulang nia.

7. The Witches Roald Dahl din. bwahaha.. Gusto ko toh kasi naging daga ung batang bida. Ung mga Witch ayaw sa mga bata. kaya ang ginagawa nila, ginagawa nilang daga or hayop, minsan sculpture nilalagay sa painting. ganun. hehehe

8. Thirteen Ghost mula nung napanood ko 'to di na ako nanood ng any horror movie ulit. haha.. natatakot na ako. ihhhhh.. salamat sa movie na toh naging matatakutin na akong manood ng horror movie. tsssss. T__T

9. Sassy Girl kasi baliw din ako katulad ng Girl. hihi xD

10. At lahat ng Lumang Love Story. haha.. kakakilig tsaka iba ang istorya ng mga un. Di katulad ngayon halos parepareho lang. kakasawa. xD



andami kong gusto. grabe yan lang naisip ko

Wow! film enthusiast pala ang mga tag PV ehehe! ou nga pala halos tuwing EB nanonood sa Sinehan ang mga to ahahah!

My top 10 Films/Movies
1. anime- Ghost in the Shell,Ozamu Tezuka's Metropolis,Ghost Fighter and Dragonball pati Naruto movies pinagsama ko na sa iisang Genrea ng Films pero heto n ung Examples ng anime Movies
2.Interview with the Vampire- napaka Classic nito Weee
3.Queen Elizabeth 1 and 2
4. The Tudors
5.the Legend Of the Sleepy Hollow
6.Dracula- super Classic Weee di ko lang siya masyadong napanood kasi nakatulog agad ahaha!
7. Harry Potter- Lahat ng books Epecially ung Sorcerer's Stone kasi mas nakuha ang Story from the Book
8. Twilight Saga- Actually mahilig ako sa Horror and Vampires
9. The Ring- ung Japanese Version mas nakakatakot un kaysa sa American Version
10. The Doll House- Story ng Doll na nagkasoul dahil sa Sumpang binitiwan ng Gumawa sa kanya. Grabe mukha talagang Tao ung mga Dolls sa House na un :D

my top ten ( weird but for me the best! )

1. A.I. - amazing talaga eh. grabe. i love the fairy, and the thing na tinago ung hair sa bear ata. hmm. (: nag tago rin ako ng hair ng mom ko. BUWAHAHA. malay mo!

1.1. STAR TREK!!!!!! 09 - eh basta, amazing. pag about sa galaxy, black hole, et al, ay the best! and gwapo ni Spock. (yea im weird.)

2. the road home (我的父亲母亲) - about waiting and stuff.

3. not one less (一个都不能少) - omg, ang chalk, naiyak ako don. grabe.. pag napanood mo to, parang you'll like to donate talaga half of your money to those kids na who want to learn and study. grabe. sobrang kapos sa money.

4. the way home (有你真好) - brat na bata na pinastay muna sa lola kasi mag hahanap ng work ung mom. so, eh ung lola, kaawa. pag nag walk siya, grabe, ang angle, 270!! as in. as in position ng gun, from 180 degrees standing straight, naging 90 degrees . ung face nun lola kulang na lang sumayad sa lupa tas kung salbahihen nun bata ung lola. OMG. pero nice ending. i hope my part 2 or something.

5. crouching tiger hidden dragon (卧虎藏龙) - ay naman, ka inlove ang mga stunt. as in the flying effect. i love Chinese martial arts.

6. white oleander - about sa weird family setting

6.1 sense and sensibility - sila na malalim ang anglaise.

7. meet joe black - ay o, di ko na predict ang plot neto!

8. contact - naman! amazing ang skyline nun na teleport siya sa "heaven". the best!

9. the sky is falling - suicidal kid.

10. wayne's world 1 & 2 - kaya ko lang pinanood to kasi andito si heather locklear. the best din ung Firestarter, kasi andun din si heather locklear and drew barrymore. (super fan kasi ako dati nun gs days ko ang Melrose Place)

10.1 firestarter - about sa batang naka pag sset ng fire pag nagagalit. go DREW Barrymore! (:

Ladies in Lavander maganda rin ...kaso malungkot ... tungkol sa violinist din ... ^_^

may isa pang movie si Julie Andrews... sa HBO ko lng napapanood ...at twing naaabutan ko ... tapos na ung intro so never ko nalaman ung title ... Dying violinist sya ..... o_O

my top 10 movies in random order.

1. Harry Potter- i'm a big fan ever since it started... 8 years na ko fan... ahehe...
2. AVATAR- my first movie in Imax
3. Artificial Intelligence- crush ko kasi si haley joel osment dati eh...
4. Lord of the Rings trilogy- blockbuster
5. The green mile- nakakaiyak, kahit ilang beses ko na napanuod naiiyak ako lagi

next time na ung next five, hnd ko marecall ung movies na tumatak sakin...

Artificial Intelligence Gusto ko rin un. ancute ng bata. and Gusto ko din ang Story, batang gusto lang mahalin cia habang buhay.. hihi :)

1. The Never Ending Story
2. An American Tail
3. The Lion King
4. The Classic
5. Home Run
6. I Not Stupid / I Not Stupid Too
7. August Rush
8. Simon Birch
9. The Cure
10. E.T.

@patsie
Melrose Place! Haha, nagmamarathon ako dati nito, at ewan ko ba, natatawa ako kapag pinapanood ko siya. Oops, movies pala ito, hehe.

@Ron
I think Duet for One yung movie ni Julie Andrews na tinutukoy mo.

@angus

OMG .... if you're right then i am eternally grateful !!!! :O

Ginoogle ko lang, haha. Thank you google.com!

hahaha... nice nice !!!!!!!! ... iniiwasan ko na yung ganun eh .... lalo lang ako inilalayo ni google... hahaha.... pero salamat ulet !!!

@angus!! OO MPlace! grabe pinupukpok ko ung tv ko dati non pag nawawalan ng signal ang studio 23!!! ha ha ha ha!!! mygosh!! nag kita na rin tayo sa wakas. SORRY balik sa topic,

movies. gusto ko ung number 2 mo. (:

1. Braveheart
2. The Last Samurai
3. Matrix ('ung una)
4. Kingdom of Heaven
5. LOTR

***err hanggang dito na muna

may bago akong favorite: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. :) Sobrang romantic pag formal english pala ang ginamit na language pag nagpropose. haha. :D kinilig lang ako kay Mr. Darcy.

I remeber a nice film by Demi Moore..

Scarlet Letter.. naalala ko lang.. maganda din pala..



The Count of Monte Cristo.. - from rubble to riches

ElleCee wrote:

may bago akong favorite: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. :) Sobrang romantic pag formal english pala ang ginamit na language pag nagpropose. haha. :D kinilig lang ako kay Mr. Darcy.

haha witness ako! tiling tili si mam elle eh.

@Patsie
Haha, finally! Hindi na tulad ng dati na dinaanan lang natin ang isa't isa. Regarding my number 2, magaling na actress si Kate Winslet. I hope she gets more projects at manalo siya ulit sa Oscars.

Anyway, ang Meditation from Thais pala ay inspired from the novel Thais by Nobel laureate Anatole France. Not a movie, pero gusto ko lang banggitin, haha. Nakita ko kasi ang Pride and Prejudice, haha.

- Big Fish
- Avatar
- Harry Potter
- LOTR trilogy
- Braveheart
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- Kung Fu Hustle
- Shaolin Soccer
- Basic
- Trainspotting
- Mr. and Mrs. Smith

hindi naka-arange, ang hirap eh, heheh, di ko na pati maalala yung ibang films na naapreciate ko, pero eto lang naalala ko sa ngayon.. :)

Trainspotting. I remember yung scene kung saan may kinukuha siya sa inidoro (drugs ba yun?). Sobrang nagreact ako kasi diring-diri ako, haha. And I like the ending. Yung shot at yung monologue nung lead guy.

@angus
ahaha, yup, opium suppository yung hinahanap niya, sabi ng tatay ko habang nakain "p*t*ng*na yan ga ang maganda???". yup ayos ang ending, yung lead guy si ewan mcgregor

At Habanera pa from Carmen ni Bizet ang tugtog during that scene!

Nabasa ko yung book nito and it was very difficult to get into it dahil parang spoken na Scottish yung pag-spell ng words. Para akong tanga nung una reading out loud para makapasok lang sa zone. Pero once na-figure out mo na, madali nang basahin.

Will post my top 10 films soon. :D

@Roland
Haha, I was thinking Ian McEwan. Thanks for the info!

@Rad
During which scene? Inidoro scene or ending? I can relate, about reading books na may dialogues in various dialects. Parang yung mga black writers or any book na may kinalaman blacks.

@angus
ahh, katunog naman yung unang naisip mo XD, welcome!

@RAd
ahaha, grabe naman tanda mo pati yung tugtog!
ahh, parang yung wuthering heights, medyo nahirapan ako intindihin yung version na nasa amin, hehehe

@Angus
I think it's around the toilet scene most probably when he was desperately searching for a hit that led him to accept the suppository.

@roland
Minsan, di ko na maalala yung plot or yung visuals at naka-focus ako sa soundtrack ng movie. Hahaha!

Speaking of soundtrack just recently watched shutter island. Na didistract ako sa Wagner-like sound na paulit ulit na tumutugtog sa background..